Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Fingerprints
I see that Microsoft is coming out with a keyboard that has a <a href=http://news.com.com/Microsoft+under+your+thumb/2100-1041_3-5349583.html?tag=nefd.top">built in fingerprint reader</a>. I'm not to sure that this is a good idea. Are you going to trust a company with your fingerprint that designs software to send information back to the company about the <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/02/21/small_ms_dvd_privacy_invasion/">Windows Media Player</a> and…
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Bad Luck
When I saw that Oregon would voluntarily<a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/front_page/1094730981115711.xml" target="_blank">let wolves into the state</a> my initially reaction was great, we can send them some of ours. Turns out the whole plan is to control them as they work in. Bad luck I guess, it made me happy for a second though thinking we could get rid…
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Debate
To bad we won't get to <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/09/09/build/state/50-kelleher-debate.inc">hear from all candidates</a>. Truth to be told though I am not real sure this question is for the judicial courts to decide, only the court of public opinion.<br />n<br />n<b>Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product. Christopher Lasch</b>
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Lost & Found
Last week I took around 10 old cows to Billings to sell. Damnedest thing happened when I was getting them in to load them, I couldn't see a brand on one of them. We studied this cow for the longest time and could not see sign one of a brand on her. She had our…
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Homeschool
My Darling Wife and I made the decision many years ago to homeschool our children since we lacked faith in the adequacy of the public education system. We had to modify this since then because our eldest daughter did not take well to the situation and we ended up for her sake sending her to…
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Intelligence
Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your kids. Since I had children this old joke made a lot more sense and has kind of a true ring to it. One I have never heard though is having children causes a <a href="http://www.hoosiergazette.com/News/Sept2004/news001.htm" target="_blank">loss of intelligence</a>.<br />n<br />n<i>A five-year study run by Indiana Universityâ
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Terrorists
I remember during the 80's, in particular, and the 90's hearing about terrorist training camps in foreign countries and our nations concern about them. Now animal rights extremists have taken this tactic and set up a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/animalrights/story/0,11917,1297540,00.html" target="_blank">training camp</a> in Britain to "to learn direct-action tactics."<br />n<br />n<i>The 3,000 members of the Animal Liberation…
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Gold
There is gold in them there hills and Canyon Resources Corp. wants to get at it and this corporation is willing to spend the money to change Montanans minds to do just that. I have <a href="http://bigskyblog.com/index.php?p=37">talked before</a> how outside money to influence Montana elections bother me and this example ups that, outside forces getting…
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Rain
Rain from the sky helps sooth the soul,<br />nThe drops from God are ancient and old.<br />nAs I watched the rain the happiness died,<br />nWhy can't it rain more than four hours at a time?<br />n<br />nI can remeber when the rain would last,<br />nFor days it fell and made mud fast.<br />nNo more this…
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Water Witch
The Local Rag had an interesting story today about <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/09/03/build/state/40-dowser.inc">dowsers</a>. It made for very interesting reading. I have been told my great-granddad was very good at this and my dad claims that he can do it but I never actually seen him perform this trick. What it really reminded me of though was drilling…